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*** Back in the 80s (when IBM-type PCs were relatively common as home computers but by no means the ubiquitous choice they later became) people would often refer to one as "an IBM-compatible". |
*** Back in the 80s (when IBM-type PCs were relatively common as home computers but by no means the ubiquitous choice they later became) people would often refer to one as "an IBM-compatible". |
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**** Besides, the current Mac is effectively a PC with some architecture changes; that explains the success of the "hackintosh" versions of Mac OS X (running it on non-Apple hardware). |
**** Besides, the current Mac is effectively a PC with some architecture changes; that explains the success of the "hackintosh" versions of Mac OS X (running it on non-Apple hardware). |
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* Making a photocopy of something will often be called "xeroxing" it in the popular lexicon. Xerox is but only one company that makes photocopiers. Every few years, Xerox Corp. [http://www.brandng.com/marketing/2010/05/xerox-begs-movie-execs-to-zip-it-about-xeroxing.html runs campaigns] to clarify that Xerox is not a verb. |
* Making a photocopy of something will often be called "xeroxing" it in the popular lexicon. Xerox is but only one company that makes photocopiers. Every few years, Xerox Corp. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140510121904/http://www.brandng.com/marketing/2010/05/xerox-begs-movie-execs-to-zip-it-about-xeroxing.html runs campaigns] to clarify that Xerox is not a verb. |
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